Firli Bahuri Tak Kunjung Ditahan, Mahfud MD: Ada Aturan Hukumnya

Firli Bahuri/DOK Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD stated that the police certainly have rules to detain someone.

This was conveyed in response to former KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri who had not been detained by Polda Metro Jaya even though he was a suspect in the alleged extortion or acceptance of gratuities from former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Mahfud believes Bhayangkara Corps has its own strategy.

"Whether Mr. Firli is detained or not, there are legal rules. If you want to be detained, yes, because the criminal threat is sufficient to meet the requirements to be detained because it is over five years and there are provisions," Mahfud told reporters in Jakarta, Tuesday, January 2.

In addition, detention can be carried out by the police for several other things. Among them will run away until it is believed that evidence will be lost.

"Maybe the police used this argument so there is no need to be detained before it is time to be brought to trial," he said.

"So whether they are detained or not if the police are easy to do article. It's up to the police to use which article later," continued the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK).

As previously reported, President Jokowi officially dismissed Firli Bahuri as Chairman of the KPK through Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 129/P of 2023. The signing was carried out on Thursday night, December 28.

This process occurs in the midst of investigating allegations of extortion or receiving gratuities handled by Polda Metro Jaya. There are three things that underlie the issuance of the Presidential Decree.

First, Firli has written that he will resign from his position. Then, President Jokowi also paid attention to the decision of the KPK Supervisory Board Number 03/DEWAN PENGAWAS/ETIK/12/2023 which was read out on Wednesday, December 27.

In it, it is stated that Firli committed three ethical violations, one of which was meeting with former Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo. The KPK Supervisory Board decided the meeting as a serious violation so that President Jokowi was recommended to dismiss Firli.

Finally, President Jokowi signed the Presidential Decree for referring to Article 32 of the KPK Law Number 19 of 2019.